Information Retrieval Interaction

Information Retrieval Interaction was first published in 1992 by Taylor Graham Publishing. This electronic version, published in 2002, was converted to PDF from the original manuscript with no changes apart from typographical adjustments

Contents, Preface&Introduction 1.Information Science in Context 2.The Cognitive View and Information 3.Information Retrieval 4.The Traditional IR Research Approach 5.The User-oriented IR Research Approach 6.IR Interaction – the Cognitive Turn 7.The Cognitive IR Research Approach 8.The Mediator Model 9.Conclusions Definitions, References&Subject index

Information Retrieval Interaction is defined as the interactive communication processes that occur during the retrieval of information by involving all the major participants in information retrieval (IR), i.e. the user, the intermediary, and the IR system

The aims of the book are to establish a unifying scientific approach to IR – a synthesis based on the concept of IR interaction and the Cognitive Viewpoint; to present research and developments in the field of information retrieval based on a new categorisation; and to generate a consolidated framework of functional requirements for intermediary analysis and design – the Mediator Model